Telecom Leadership Forum:Voice&Data 5G+ Conference

Overview

Established in 1994, Voice&Data is celebrating its 30th year since inception. Voice&Data has been at the forefront of driving transformation in the telecom space. Voice&Data celebrates 30 years of innovation, the synergy between telecommunications and media has created a dynamic and ever-evolving industry. Looking ahead, the continued integration of cutting-edge technologies promises to deliver even more groundbreaking advancements, shaping the future of global communication and entertainment

Voice&Data 5G+ Conference will explore the transformative power of future telecom standards, promising connectivity speeds that surpass those of 5G by a factor of 100. This seismic shift in technology will not only redefine user behaviours and expectations but also catalyse innovation and entrepreneurship. The conference will serve as a platform for startups, research endeavours, and collaborative efforts between academia and industry, all poised to ignite economic growth across various sectors.

Program

Time	Session
09:00 AM onwards	Welcome & Registrations
09:45 AM – 11:30 AM Enabling Connectivity Beyond 5G	Welcome Address Pradeep Gupta, Chairman, CyberMedia Group Click here to view Opening Note Peeyush Vaish, Partner and TMT Industry Leader, Deloitte South Asia Click here to view Special Address Randeep Singh Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel Click here to view Vish Iyer, President, Service Provider APJ, CISCO Click here to view Gulshan Khurana, EVP, Vodafone Idea Click here to view V&D-CMR Survey: How 5G ready is the industry? Prabhu Ram, Vice President - Industry Research Group, CyberMedia Research Click here to view Address by the Guest of Honour Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Govt of India
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM The 5G+ Revolution	Unveiling the Future: How 5G+ Will Transform Connectivity Rakhee A Chachra, Global Research Leader (TME), Institute of Business Value, IBM Click here to view PANEL DISCUSSION Redefining User Expectations: What Comes After 5G? Puneet Chopra, Telecom CTO, HPE, India Rakhee A Chachra, Global Research Leader (TME), Institute of Business Value, IBM Dr. Sidharth Shukla, Head - Emerging Tech & Industry Engagement, Bharti Airtel Moderator: Jaideep Ghosh, Member, Harvard Business Review Advisory Council Click here to view
12:15 PM – 01:15 PM The Connected Ecosystem	Building Connected Ecosystem: Integrating AI, Edge Computing, and IoT Golok Simili, Principal Advisor & CTO, Ministry of External Affairs, GoI Click here to view Satellite IoT Shivaji Chatterjee , CEO, President and MD, Hughes Communication Click here to view PANEL DISCUSSION Harnessing the Power of Interconnected Technologies for Growth Amit Sinha Roy, VP Global Head – Strategic Alliances, Tata Communications Anand Bhandari, Vertical Head – Internet of Things, Reliance Jio Vikas Shokeen, Business Head – North & Rest of India, Bharti Airtel Himanshu Gupta, Country Manager - Telecom, Media & Entertainment, HPE India Shankar Srinivasan, Lead - IoT & Enterprise 5G solutions, APJC region, CISCO Sunil David, Digital Technology Consultant & former Regional Director – IoT (India and ASEAN region), AT&T Moderator: Anil Chopra, VP-Research and Consulting, CMR Click here to view
01:15 -2: 00 PM	Networking Lunch
02:00 PM – 02:45 PM Policy and Regulation	How 5G+ Technologies are Shaping the Future of Business Dharmender Khajuria, Head – Network Partnerships, Bharti Airtel Click here to view PANEL DISCUSSION Navigating Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities in the 5G+ Era Anjali Hans, Executive Vice President - Regulatory, CSR & External Communications Head,Vodafone Idea Limited Jaspreet Singh, Partner & Leader - Clients and Markets (Advisory Services) and GCC Leader, Grant Thornton Bharat Lt Gen Anil Kumar Bhatt (retd), Director General, ISpA Sandeep Girotra, Vice Chairman, DIPA Vinish Bawa, Partner and Telecom sector leader, PwC India Moderator: Prasanto K Roy, Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting & Former Editor-in-Chief, CyberMedia Click here to view
02:45 PM – 03:15 PM Impact of Changing Technologies	PANEL DISCUSSION Data Centres & Cloud: Paving the Way for 5G+ and Beyond Sudakshina Laha, Head of Services – MSIT and ADM, Cloud Software and Services, Ericsson Kiran Desai, EVP & Head of Cloud Business, Jio Platforms Ltd Amit Kapil, Group CTO, Caparo Engineering India Rehan Nedaria, CTO, Service Provider, India , Cisco Moderator: Ibrahim Ahmad, Group Editor, CyberMedia Click here to view
03:15 PM – 05:45 PM Valedictory Session	Those Were the Days - Celebrating 30 Years of the Telecom Industry that Transformed India. Pradip Baijal Akhil Gupta, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises Sandip Das, Former MD, Reliance Jio P Balaji, Group Head-Governance Risk Compliance and Corporate Affairs , Air India LTD Prof NK Goyal, President, CMAI Association of India & Chairman Emeritus, TEMA Umang Das, Chief Mentor, ATC India Lt Gen Anil Kumar Bhatt (retd), Director General, ISpA Vipin Tyagi, Former CEO, C-DOT Shantharaju B S Rajesh Chharia, ISPAI Ibrahim Ahmad, Group Editor, CyberMedia Prasanto K Roy, Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting & Former Editor-in-Chief, CyberMedia Click here to view
05:45 PM	Vote of Thanks Rachna Garga, Sr. VP & Group Head, CyberMedia Click here to view